Clothesline support



H. M. SNODDY CLDTHESLINE' SUPPORT Filed May l0: 1927r u i Jn/vento@ 1 Patented Feb. ZS, i928.

.UNITED @STAT-Es HARVEYMsNonnY, or MILLER, sournnnnora oLoTHEsLINn sUrPronT.- vf

- Ap'piication .inea May 1o, i927.` seriai Nofieaaea This. invention ifelate'sv to. a clothes-'line support and it isY an object of l.the invention to providea device of 'this kind includinga member adjustable 4in a vertical direction and with whicha clothes-line `is adapted to be engaged, the 'adjustment of the member permitting the line to be lowered to 'facilitate `the applicationor removal otarticles willi respect tothe line. i j i y Another objectof the invention isfto provide a device of .this kindincluding a .vertically disposed post having an arm pivotally yengaged with theupperportion thereof for movement in a vertical `direction together with means for holding said arm in4 either raised Vor lowered position, said arm being i adaptedto'have a clothes-line engaged there- Vwit Theinvention consists in` the details o'l construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the/several partsot .my improved clothes-line support wherebyy `certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. f

The novel features of my invention will p.

tending along the arm A in opposite direchereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will `now proceed to describe the same with reference tol the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is an elevational View of a clothes-line support constructed iny accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 lis a view partly in top plan and' partly in section of the structure asl illustrated in Figure 1 Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substan tially on the line 3--3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken lsubstanv tially on the line 4--4 of Fligure'l. l

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, P denotes a vertically disposed post ol desired dimensions and which has secured to a face thereof by the bolts 1 a plate'2. The lower portion of this plate 2 is provided with an outstanding flange 3 through which is slidably disposed a locking bolt 4. This bolt 4 above the flange 3 is provided with a collar 5 which, by contact from above withA the 'ange 3, serves to limit the ldownward movement of the bolt. The bolt is constantly urged downwardly by a spring 6 encirclingv the upper portion of the locking bolt and interposed between colla-115 attain' Parent orsif e..

a pivot member or bolt 7 disposed/through l the4 upper portion oft the'post E andthe plate and. projecting outwardly -heyond Vthev post orV bolt Tis-disposed through anelongated.

arm A atsubstantially the longitudinal .een-

Vfor aypurpose to be hereinafterreferred to. 1 f i The extended poi-.tion loit the Vpivot member tion. As herein setforth, this arm A is of a channel type with its longitudinal marginal flanges 8 disposed toward. the' post l?. At

'. its centralv part the arm A is provided with av depending plate'9 herein disclosed as semin circular in formwith its curved periphery Vdeiined by an inwardlydisposed flange 1() provided'with spaced notches or recesses 11.

The notches or recesses 11 lare'hereinV shown as three in number and when the locking bolt 4 is engaged withthe intermediate notch or recess, the arm A is e''ectively held inl a horilfzontal position andfupon lowering either of the extremities of the Varm.A, such arm is held insuch lowered position by engagement of the bolt 4 within one ot the outer notches or recesses 11.

Suitably secured to the collar 5 and extions are the flexible members 12 the same'. being disposed over suitable guide membersr 14. Each of these members 12 is disposed through an end plate 15 carried by 'each extremity of the arm A and depending below the arm ardistance to bring the'same within the ready yreach of a person `standing on theground. Upon pull being given to either of the flexible members y12 thelocking bolt 4` will be pulled upwardly` against the tension of the spring 6 and `freed from locking engagement with the flange 10 of the plate 9 and an end portion of the arm swung downwardly, the locking bolt 4 upon release of pull thereon engaging an outer notch or recess 11 to hold the arm A in .such tilted or inclined position. The arm A is returned to its horizontal position in the same ways although pull be-preterably imposed upon..

the flexible member .12 depending from the.,v

,arm A, sind Shaft is 'extending' eeioiw are' arm and being provided v'vith a cross br 19 whereby the same may be readily vand conveniently rotated. lFixed -to the shaft 18 closely adjacent to one of the flanges 8 is a ratchet Wheel with which engagesa `pawl or dog 2lvpivotally engaged With such flange. When it is desired to' tighten the rlotlfe'sline C the same may be readilyaocom lished by rotating thel shaft 18 Winding 't ie line therearound, retrograde rotation of the lshaft being prevented '1 by the i coacting ratchet Wheel 20`and pawl 21;

Vith a clothes-line support `constructed in .accordance with anembodiinent gf my invention the line C may be' normally held at 'a Considerable 4height above the ground, thus l assuring the artiles suspended therefrom'to entirely clear the ground.l

From Athe foregoing" description it is Y thought to be fo'bvious that a clthes-:line

limiting myself to the ypreeise arrzingemeiitl andV formation of the several partshe'rein shown carrying out inventifon 'in practice eXceptvas hereinafter claimed.

locking means holding the arm in any one I claimfupper :portion of @heg-post, the arm being 1; A 'clothes line spport ycoiriprising ayk Y post,` an arm pivotally engaged With the channel-shaped in cross section at the middle, i

of a plurality of angular relations to the locking means, Aand a Vflexible member att'heeof eitending longitudinally alng", the arm and depending' from the opposite ends thereof; y ,l y 'A K f A clothes line ysupport l'comprising a post, an arlh pivotally engaged wvith the upper portion of the post, the arm being post,- the channel forming a housing for theV tachd to the `looldi-1g n'eans' 'for the vrelease 'Y channel-'shaped in crossseetion at lthe middle, Y

the middle -portionof the channel being enlarged in eon'clentric Yrelat-iol1 tio the pivot, 'looking liiieans holdng 't;he varm in- `one, ofv ja pluialitv 'of angular llrelatio'n'si te the post,- the vlr'iclz'fin'g means 'comprising spring actuated bolt,guide`s on the post and "pivo't jfor the' blt, the flange 'on the' enlarged portion'of the 'arm 'liaving'notc'hes for4 engage'-V me`nt lwith 'the bolt, theenlarged"portionfof the channel forminga housing for the leeking means, and a flXi-Blemenber attached to thebelt forY the release thereof, extending V longitudinally 1 alng" the aarin and depending freni Athe etapes@ are@ mme rats; Irony wheref 11er-eure@ am kmy agarrar-'e s Y HARVEY M. sNonDY.A 

